Draw-bar carry-iron.



G. W. RiNK.

DRAW BAR CARRY IRON. APPLICATION FILED NOV-8,1912. RENEWED FEB. 7. I914.

a fi m Patented June 5, 1917.

protein oar ii W. RINK, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO FLOBY CARRY IRON flOIVIIEANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

GEGRGE essence.

Application filed November 8, 1912,

To all whom it may concern:

rip.

A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

DRAW-BAR CARRYJRON.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Be it known that I, Gnonen N. Rink, a.

citizen of the United States,

residing at Jersey City, New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement 1n Draw-Bar Carry-Irons, of which the following is a full, clear, and

exact description,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to whi h 1t appertains to make and use the same. reference being had to th ing; drawings, forming part of tiou, in whicl Figure 1 a portion of a car end sill, a strik a carry iron of my improved e accompanythis specficafront elevational view of a ing' plate and construction positioned in supports depending from said striking plate.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

taken on the Fig. ii is a perspective view of a carry iron of my improved construct fragmentary perspective view Fig. dis a oi one of the supports :tor th .i on

e carry iron.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in carry irons desigi'ied for use in connection with the uiulerfralnes'ot railway cars, and the construction herein shown and the carry iron shownapplication for draw-bar (arr April 29, 1912, tlerial #693,949

described, is an improvement on v and described in my y irons, tiled lhe principal object of my invention is to arrange supports for providc said supports the carry iron and to,

with pockets aving trout and rear lugs or shoulders to'brevent backward or forward movement of the Eu portcd carry iron. and further. carry seated in the supports wise through said carry iron struction cil'octually holds the proper position and prevents thereof. even though the longi tending bolt be the carry iron Another object oi my invent struet. the carry iron in such when in operative position in it will lie well out toward head. thus decreasingthe leverage to secure the iron to the supports by a member and passing length- Such concarry iron in displacement tudinally exaeeidentally detached from and its supports.

ion is to coniasluon that its supports,

the draw bar exerted upon it by the weight of the head.

Fllllll'lll' objects of construct the supports so may be readily placed in or 1' my invention are to that the carry iron emoved from ably an elongated block in cross section with face on the thicker Patented June 5, 1917.

Serial No. 730,235; Renewed February 7, 1914. Serial No. 817,326.

position on said supports from the front of the striking plate, and further to provide a simple, strong and durable carry iron which can be readily adjusted upon its supports for the purpose of varying the height at which the draw-bar is carried.

To the above purposes my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed,

Referring by numerals to the accompanylug: drawings, 1 designates the end sill of a car iuidertrame, and suitable manner is a plate 2 provided with a forwardly projecting striking plate 3. v De 'iending trom the side portions of the plate 2 and striking plate 3 arebrackets 4:,

the opening between which is occupied by the draw bar A. Formed in the lower inner "faces of these brackets are pockets or re cesscs 5 which are open 1n front in order that the carry iron can be readily positioned within or through the open ward movement oi the arry iron when the same is positioned, on the supports 6.

l ormcd through the lower portions of the brackets 4 innncdiatcly above the flanges 6 are openings such as 9 bolt or like fasteningdevice utilized for at-v tar-hing the carry iron to said brackets.

the carry iron fl seen in Fig. is prefero't metal approximately rcctangnla r grooves 9 formed in its sides for the purpose oi reducing weight. and formed through this carry iron is a longitudinally extending bolt hole 10.

The carry iron is thicker between the bolt hole and one side than it is between the bolt hole and the other side and where they rest upon the brackets 6 the ends of the bearing side are cut away, as designated by 10, and thus one of said bearing tacos is located closer to the longitudinal axis of said carry iron than the other,

fixed thereto in any adapted to receive a in Fig. 2, and after and by reversing or turning the carry iron upside-down, the height at which the draw bar is supported can be changed.

For the purpose of bringing the carry iron well out underthe draw bar, the corners of the iron are notched as shown at 10 to ac- 'commodate the lugs 7 ofthe brackets. By v rtue of this feature, when the carry iron is 1n place, its outer face may be brought out flush with the face of the striking plate, and the bearing surface extended a corresponding distance.

hen my improved carry iron is positioned for use it is inserted in the pockets 5 from the front, as shown by dotted lines B passing the front pair of lugs 7, said carry iron is dropped until its ends rest upon the flanges 6. A pin or bolt 11 is now inserted through the apertures 8 and the bolt hole 10, said bolt being held against displacement by a nut or key. When so positioned the carrier supports the draw bar at the proper height, and said carry iron is held against backward and forward movement by the pairs of lugs 7 and the bolt 11, and said carry iron is held against vertical, movement by the bolt alone.

In case the bolt becomes detached from the supports and the carry iron the latter will, be held against backward and forward movementby the pairs of lugs 7 and against vertical movement to a great extent by the weight of the carried draw bar.

A carry iron of my improved construction is comparatively simple, can be easily placed in position for use or removed therefrom without necessitating the removal of the draw bar, and by reversing the carry iron or turning the same .upsidc-dmvn the height at which the draw bar is carried can be adjusted.

It will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved draw bar carry iron can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set fol-thin the rest upon said flanges, means on said flanges for engaging the carry iron to hold the same against backward and forward movement upon said flanges, and means passing through the supports and the carry iron for fastening the latter to said supports in operative position.

2. In a device of the-class described, a pair of supports, carry iron supporting members projecting inwardly from said supports, lugs on the ends of said supports and a carry iron, the ends of which are adapted to engage said supporting members and the cor- 11ers of which carry iron arenotched to receive the lugs on. the ends of the supports.

3. In a device of the class described, a carry iron having a bearing face for supporting a draw bar, means for supporting said carry iron from a car comprising a pair of supports spaced apart to permit the carry iron to be inserted from the front or rear thereof, flanges and lugs on said supports for engaging the carry iron, and means extend ing lengthwise through the carry iron for rigidly fixing it to the supports.

In testimonywhereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 24th day of September, 1912.

, GEO. WV. RINK.

Witnesses SAMUEL E. HALm-JMAw, l-l/mny L. LEONARD. 

